Search this comprehensive Toolbox for resources that support ESL literacy in Alberta. Whether you are an ESL literacy program provider or instructor, the materials and information in the Toolbox will inform your decision making and instruction.
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| Type | Title |
Category |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tool Box | Bridging the Gap: Literature Review | Immigrant Youth |
Bridging the Gap includes a literature review which discusses the levels of literacy across North America and details the findings of research in areas pertaining to young adult ESL literacy instruction and the transitioning of learners. |
| External Link | Towards a New Model of Working with Older Immigrant Youth | Immigrant Youth |
This paper details the findings of a study that examines the service needs and challenges of refugee youth in Canada and explores what service model would best facilitate successful settlement. Published in 2011. |
| Tool Box | Identify and Recruit Checklist | Immigrant Youth |
This checklist will support and guide you as you plan and implement a transition program for immigrant youth. |
| Tool Box | Support and Retain Checklist | Immigrant Youth |
This checklist will support and guide you as you plan and implement a transition program for immigrant youth. |
| Tool Box | Teach and Transition Checklist | Immigrant Youth |
This checklist will support and guide you as you plan and implement your own transition program for immigrant youth. |
| External Link | Teaching Refugees with Limited Formal Schooling | Immigrant Youth |
This website was created by the Calgary Board of Education. It provides access to information – publications, educational materials, exemplars from the field – that promote effective programming for students with limited formal schooling. |
| Tool Box | Reading Profiles | Learning Outcomes |
This reading profile provides a general summary of reading conditions and proficiencies from Phases I-III, according to the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners. |
| Tool Box | Writing Profiles | Learning Outcomes |
This writing profile provides a general summary of writing conditions and proficiencies from Phases I-III, according to the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners. |
| Tool Box | Reading Outcomes | Learning Outcomes |
The ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework breaks key reading skills into developmental steps, called proficiency descriptors. Each outcome aligns with the descriptors in the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners, from Foundation through Phase III Adequate. |
| Tool Box | Writing Outcomes | Learning Outcomes |
The ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework breaks key writing skills into developmental steps, called proficiency descriptors. Each outcome aligns with the descriptors in the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners, from Foundation through Phase III Adequate. |
| Tool Box | Curriculum Development Guide: Stage 3 | Learning Outcomes |
This curriculum development guide summarizes the process outlined in Stage 3: Set Learning Outcomes of the ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework |
| Tool Box | Habits of Mind Outcomes | Learning Outcomes |
The following Habits of Mind outcomes in the ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework include life skills, learning strategies and intercultural competencies. The focus is on supporting learners to demonstrate Habits of Mind in Albertan contexts. |
| Tool Box | Learning for LIFE: An ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework Stage Three: Set Learning Outcomes | Learning Outcomes |
The ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework guides users through five main considerations in the process of curriculum development. The focus of Stage 3 is on setting learning outcomes. |
| Tool Box | Learning Outcomes Database | Learning Outcomes |
The Learning Outcomes Database helps you customize and set learning outcomes for your ESL literacy program and classroom. |
| External Link | Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners | Numeracy |
Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners focuses on ESL literacy and LIFE and outlines the ESL Literacy Benchmarks. ESL literacy learners receive an ESL literacy benchmark for reading, writing and numeracy. |